According to published reports, this incident took place about 250 feet from my house. I might know both parties (woman and intervening police officer) but they haven't been named. The woman is very lucky that an armed citizen came along, because the pit appears to have entered kill mode and might have finished off her Golden and proceeded to set upon her as well. As I sit here patiently waiting for my plastic, this story feels a bit like an omen. Obviously given the proximity, I walk my own dog there all the time.

The situation could have been worse. According to published reports, the incident took place basically at the intersection that serves as our public school (ISD) bus stop. Given the time of the morning that was stated, it occurred after the high schoolers had been picked up, but before the elementary kids had begun to assemble, so there were probably no children at that location when the pit bull was at large and the shots had to be fired, thankfully.

A friend of ours lost their sweet yellow Lab in a pit bull attack a little over a month ago.

I killed an attacking pit bull in my front yard back in 1985. The owner who lived up the street had just brought the adult dog home after purchasing him. He opened his truck door, the dog came down the street into my yard. He was advancing on me when I took the top of his head off with my 20 ga truck gun.

Since there are only about 3.7 million pit bulls in the U.S. at any given time, the odds start at about one chance in 80 that any given pit bull will kill a human or animal in any given year––compared to about one chance in 24,666 that any given dog of any other breed will kill any pet or farmed animal.

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Let me say that I do not care what other people do as long as they don't hurt anyone.

When that well-known photo was published and went viral on social media several months ago, the pic of those guys open carrying big guns (was it AR-15s?) at the intersection of SH96 and West Walker Street, which is also adjacent to our subdivision, many people freaked out. And I was like, "Power to you, bros. Do what you are entitled to do, as long as you don't hurt anyone."

The persistent problem is irresponsible owners, whether we are talking about pit bulls, other dog breeds, or firearms. I know that I'm preaching to the choir on that point.

This case will be an interesting exercise in open records investigation for me. I want to know who was cited for Tuesday's pit bull attack and what their address is. Many people have more than one dog. These guys might have more than one pit bull. Or, even if this owner does not have more than one pit bull, he/she/they may acquire another pit bull to replace the one that had to be shot to death. I want to know something of who they are, and where they live, because the available evidence suggests that they are irresponsible owners. Being informed of that situation going forward is just part of maintaining appropriate situational awareness, given that I'm apparently living quite close to it whether I want to or not.

Pariah3j wrote:I'm of the mindset to blame the owner, not blame the breed.

I view it as a combination of ingredients. Maybe owners could/should do better at training and restraining their pit bulls. However, it seems that when there's a news account of a vicious dog attack, often a pit bull is involved.

In this case, fingers crossed that the local lady whose Golden was attacked sues the rear end off the pit's owner. If all that owner is getting via the criminal justice system is a misdemeanor charge, then they need a massive kick in the pants courtesy of civil litigation. When behavior is irresponsible, a strong correction is typically needed if things are going to change.

If Pit Bulls were kept 24/7 in heavy duty kennels without the possibility of escape...read completely encompassed in dog jail/prison, similar to what lions and tigers are kept in, in zoos, their killing and maiming would come to an end for the world at large.

Those in charge of watering and feeding, not so much...but they manage in zoos with lethal animals, so...